Change is coming to the College Football Playoff in a large means subsequent season. The postseason match will develop from 4 groups to twelve. As of now, the 12 groups within the bracket will come with the six highest-rated convention champions, consistent with the CFP Rankings, and the following six highest-ranked techniques. The most sensible 4 convention champions gets byes into the quarterfinals.
There is a valid likelihood that structure shall be adjusted to account for the death of the Pac-12. That may lead to one thing so simple as ensuring playoff spots for simplest the highest 5 convention champions (with seven at-large bids) or one thing extra drastic, corresponding to casting off computerized qualifiers solely.
For the aim of this workout, I’m the use of my bowl projections to resolve the order of the 4 convention champions projected to obtain byes into the quarterfinals on this bracket and AP ratings for the opposite groups.
I’m making one trade to that for this week, then again, as USC is ranked beneath Washington and Oregon within the AP Top 25. If the Trojans are the convention champions, as I’m projecting, they might for sure be the highest-ranked Pac-12 staff, so I’ve moved them up accordingly. The different first-round groups are seeded within the order that they’re recently ranked on this week’s AP ballot.
Oklahoma’s victory over Texas places the Sooners within the projected 12-team box this week, however the Longhorns stay within the combine as the predicted Big 12 champion and No. 4 seed. Notre Dame has dropped out of the sector following its loss at Louisville. Also, Fresno State’s loss at Wyoming has bounced the Bulldogs again out of the bracket, so Tulane is again because the Group of Five consultant … for now.
Let’s check out how the 12-team playoff would glance via six complete weeks of the 2023 season.
(9) Washington at (8) Penn State
Winner advances to play (1) Georgia*
(12) Tulane* at (5) Ohio State
Winner advances to play (4) Texas*
(11) Alabama at (6) Oklahoma
Winner advances to play (3) Florida State*
(10) Oregon at (7) USC*
Winner advances to play 2 Michigan*
* Projected convention champion